Cries of “I can’t eat” once again rang through a UW-Madison dining hall as students gathered Tuesday evening in opposition to the university’s meal plan for incoming freshmen.
Sims said it is harder to secure funding for marginalized groups when state cuts university funding.
Steyer’s NextGen America group is already active on 14 college campuses throughout Wisconsin, including the University of Wisconsin-Madison, UW-Stevens Point, UW-Stout, Marquette University, Cardinal Stritch University and Carroll University.
Anonymous official decided to resign rather than undergo public impeachment proceeding.
Students discussed ways to address inclusivity disparities on campus Monday as part of UW-Madison’s second student forum about the results of the university’s first-ever campus climate survey.
Noted: Kathleen Bartzen Culver is the James E. Burgess Chair in journalism ethics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and director of the university’s Center for Journalism Ethics. Erica Salkin is an associate professor of communication studies at Whitworth University in Spokane, Wash., and the author of the 2016 book Students’ Right to Speak: The First Amendment in Public Schools (McFarland).
Immigration is back in the headlines, as Dreamers await a resolution to their precarious status in the country and President Donald Trump, who championed an anti-immigrant agenda during his campaign, pushes Democrats to strike a deal on comprehensive reform of the law.
What is the State Journal thinking? Last Sunday’s column “Killers on Campus,” by Michael Arntfield, was an inflammatory piece clearly intended to promote the author’s book “Mad City” by making dubious correlations between student protesters and mass murderers.
Aaron Gochberg is getting ready for his big senior recital at UW-Madison on April 8, where he’ll perform on the vast world of instruments that a contemporary percussionist has to master. But first, he’s performing in one of the Mead Witter School of Music‘s most prestigious concerts: The Symphony Showcase, taking place March 18.
f you want to touch a hunk of roughly 4.56-billion-year-old meteorite that predates Earth, view fossilized bones from two mastodons that wandered western Wisconsin during the Ice Age or learn more about the universe, the University of Wisconsin-Madison Geology Museum is well worth a visit.
Linda Thomas-Greenfield has been heralded as one of the most dynamic and effective diplomats of her time and one of the most respected leaders at the State Department..
If a transgender student at the University of Wisconsin-Madison wanted to start hormone therapy, they’d have to do more than talk with their doctor. They’re also required to get written consent from a therapist or mental health counselor.
The annual event pits the Lakeshore and Southeast residence hall areas against each other and has been occurring annually since 2009. Team Lakeshore proved victorious on Wednesday, marking its seventh straight win.
UW-Madison College Republicans Chair Jake Lubenow plans to push again for a segregated fee opt-out for students on campus, he said in an interview Thursday on a 1310 WIBA radio with Vicki McKenna.
Hundreds of UW-Madison students took to Bascom Hill Wednesday for a chance to win their dorms some bragging rights on campus.
Vicki McKenna, of 1130 WISN, spoke about improving conservative message post election.
In many STEM classes, female student make up less than 20 percent of classroom, experience microaggressions.
Jeremy Scahill — an investigative reporter, war correspondent and former UW System student — spoke Tuesday evening about the current state of the media and the importance of holding governmental organizations accountable.
If you’ve logged in to Learn@UW recently, you may have noticed that each one of your classes is listed under the same software.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison campus and the rest of the city got a bit over 2 inches of snow before midnight on Monday, according to the National Weather Service.
In his column on Sunday, “Killers on campus,” Michael Arntfield tries to tie a series of unsolved murders of young women at UW-Madison to the student protests against the war in Vietnam. His thesis — that three serial killers were able to operate because “the white noise of activism and political agitation … obfuscate(d) their presence” is reprehensible and ludicrous.
John Siebert, hired by UW in 2011, attempts to be transparent about past.
With rise of campus sexual assault, concealed carry activist urges women to protect themselves.
Noted: When then-President Hu Jintao visited Chicago in 2011, the University of Wisconsin-Madison CSSA bused in Chinese students, excited about a free trip to the city and a chance to glimpse the president. The association also surprised the students at the conclusion of the trip with a small cash payment. The CSSA president told students not to speak to the media about the money, according to one student who attended. The association did not respond to a request for comment.
Noted: Four universities reported that zero percent of students had cars on campus: Georgetown University in the District of Columbia; Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore; Princeton University in Princeton, New Jersey; and the University of Wisconsin—Madison.
Not many colleges, it seems, are willing to stand up for free speech on campus these days. Fortunately, the University of Wisconsin is one of them.
Through a unique program called Cases of Patients, students are able to meet and talk with people with different conditions.
Class will be taught in the business school with collaboration from members of cryptocurrency student organization.
A panel with two UW-Madison faculty members spoke Monday evening on their experiences as women of color in business and medicine.
Both Vice Chief Justice Ben Smith and General Counsel Jacob Gardner announced their resignations from Student Judiciary — the Associated Students of Madison’s judicial branch — this week.
The nine top producers of undergraduate-alumni Peace Corps volunteers in the 2017 fiscal year were all state flagship institutions. The smallest colleges that produced the most Peace Corps volunteers that year were Agnes Scott College, in Georgia, and Cornell College, in Iowa. Both had fewer than 1,000 undergraduate students in the fall of 2016. UW is #1.
Committee will include five students, officials from university.
Mental health visits at Boynton Health this semester are up 18 percent compared to the fall.
University of Wisconsin-Madison faculty and staff who have been working with DACA or Dreamer students want the university to establish a formal process to assist them and other students and staff who are undocumented.
A frenzy of memes popped up in the satirical Facebook group, at the Associated Students of Madison’s opposition to the controversial dining plan and what some students call high segregated fees first surfaced Wednesday night.
Four UW-Madison deans will stick around following their successful comprehensive reviews, which assesses their leadership and performance every five years.
Bucky’s igloo is shrinking. Sure, a wintry mix of snow and rain is in Thursday’s forecast for Madison.
Future salary is not the best measure of a degrees worth, or a student’s success.
MADISON, Wis (WMTV) — Carson Gulley and his wife Beatrice hosted the television show “What’s Cookin” on WMTV for nearly a decade and left behind a legacy as civil rights activists in Madison.
Union South’s traffic has declined by 10 percent every year for the past three years.
Russian influence in elections has been going on for years around the world, U.S. election just brought it to light, panelists said.
New dining policy puts spotlight on food insecurity on campus.
Students who defy school efforts to limit participation in next month’s national walkout to protest gun violence won’t have to worry about it affecting their prospects for being admitted to the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
UW-Madison administration reassured students that participation in April’s national walkout in protest of gun violence in schools would not hurt their chances of being admitted to the university, the Journal Sentinel reported Monday.
A week after ranking among the top producers of Peace Corps volunteers worldwide, UW-Madison kicked off its week-long celebration of the 57th anniversary of the federal volunteer program Monday night.
What if the enticing aroma of freshly brewed coffee and tea could do more than just excited the senses? What if every cup of joe meant a little bit more freedom for people around the globe? What if your afternoon macchiato meant more opportunities for those who need them the most?
A one-block, one-sided stretch of North Lake Street will be closed for two weeks, due to the construction of a building on the UW-Madison campus.
Z Nicolazzo, an assistant professor of higher education and student affairs at Northern Illinois University, spoke to approximately 50 students and faculty about the importance of fostering an inclusive campus environment.
Jared Kaufman ran out of a University of Wisconsin-Madison library last week to call his brother.Kaufman, a senior, was writing a paper when he found out about a shooting at his alma mater, Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida — the same school Kaufman’s brother attends.
Speakers addressed somber crowd before attendees marched toward Capitol.
Despite this decrease in language proficiency among tribes like the Ho-Chunk and Ojibwe, there has been a renewed and increasing interest in language learning among younger generations.
Known as a tough and principled reporter, Muir succeeded Diane Sawyer in 2014 as anchor and managing editor of “ABC World News Tonight.” During the 2016-’17 TV season, the program was the most-watched evening newscast.
David Muir, an accomplished journalist and anchor of “ABC World News Tonight,” will provide advice and insight to UW-Madison graduates during the spring commencement ceremony.
At 17 years old, Stonewall started conducting medical research for Rush University Medical Center.
Student Judiciary voted to liquidate freshman seats in ASM to give more representation to other minority groups.
In classrooms, minority students feel equal parts tokenized, erased.
A former student at the University of Wisconsin-Madison who is accused of sexually assaulting and stalking female students is expected to plead guilty Wednesday.
UW-Madison’s chapter of the Theta Chi fraternity has been suspended following several conduct violations last fall, including an incident in which a high school student was reportedly drugged at a party at the fraternity’s house, university officials said Monday.
The Theta Chi fraternity at the University of Wisconsin-Madison has been suspended from all university activities until October, due to a series of student conduct violations in November.
The suspension comes after a student-led Committee on Student Organizations found the chapter violated the code of conduct on three separate occasions in November 2017.
